Meaning of ACCRETE
| Pronunciation: | | u'kreet
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- [v] grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"
- [v] grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
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ACCRETE is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | accumulate, amass, blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, conglomerate, cumulate, flux, fuse, gather, immix, meld, merge, mix, pile up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ac*crete"\, v. i. [From L. accretus, p. p. of
accrescere to increase.]
1. To grow together.
2. To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.
\Ac*crete"\, v. t.
To make adhere; to add. --Earle.
\Ac*crete"\, a.
1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2. (Bot.) Grown together. --Gray.
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